Luckily, a crop of new collections points to a new frontier for cowboy inspiration.
There are the gambler hats, bolo ties, and prairie dresses at Dior's Cruise 2018 collection, debuting at twilight in Calabasas, Calif.; showing for Fall 2018, Isabel Marant married leather and fringe on top and metal-toed thigh-highs down below; Most recently, Nicolas Ghesquière included cattleman's crease hats and blouses, knitted to look like woven rugs with Native American motifs, in Louis Vuitton's Cruise 2019 range.
And these are only three runway examples among dozens more, showing both in America and Europe, according to WGSN Catwalks Director Lizzy Bowring.
"This trend is not just sitting with American designers," Bowring tells Fashionista in an email. "Last season, Fall 2018, saw such European designers as Natacha Ramsay-Levi at Chloé, Max Mara, Ports 1961 and Versace all taking in some reference from Western ideas and infusing them into their collections. There were oversized blankets, pony-skin tops, fringed skirts — the iconic Western shirt detailed with piping or fringing or piecing and patching of garments to provide the consumer with individuality."
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